I swung by Johnson Strings in Newton Lower Falls MA today.  Their web site said they had several Eastman guitars in stock, but when I arrived they didn't have any on display.  After talking to the floor rep she disappeared and came back a few minutes later with an AC422CE and an E20OM.  That was great, as I specifically wanted to play rosewood guitars today.

These were both BEAUTIFUL guitars.  Much more beautiful than the E6OM TC I played last week at Strings n' Things in Concord NH.   The AC422CE had a wonderful, balanced sound, and it didn't take long for my brain the start saying "This is the one."

Then I played the E20OM.  The E20OM has a slightly different tone, more chime-like.  More highs & lows.  As I went back and forth between the two, both flat picking and finger picking, digging-in to both the bass notes and the treble melody, I actually decided I liked the E20OM better.  It seemed more "opposite" to my '86 spruce & mahogany Guild D-25.

I'm still saving up my nickels & dimes & bottle caps & breakfast cereal box tops for my next guitar, but as of now it will definitely be an Eastman, probably one of these two, and highly likely the E20OM.

I spotted this on Reverb - definitely different! 

https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChc...CQAQ&adurl=

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Hey Guys - just joined the group and have my first question.
Are all E10SS tops split in two pieces? I would have thought (looking at the factory tour) that the ado top was all one piece!
I’ve been waiting over 3 months for my new guitar after so much research and having owned Gibsons, Martins, Taylors in fact may other top end brands.
I was told today by guitar shop seller that most tops are two pieces joined, yet I’ve never seen this before.
I frustratingly sent the guitar straight back as all scratched under strings above saddle which can only have been done by re-stringing.
Am I being ‘told a tale’ here?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks

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I've been prowling YouTube, watching reviews of various Eastman E series guitars.  And honestly not really liking what I was hearing.  I even drove two towns over to play an E6OM TC at an Eastman dealer, and I wasn't impressed.  In fact the ebony headstock cap left a distinct bad impression.  Looked REALLY cheap, like it was paint and not wood veneer.  

After browsing Eastman's site for a while more I decided to check out some AC series guitars, specifically the AC422CE and the AC322CE.  All I can say is 

OMG, why didn't you guys tell me about the AC series before now?

The combination of rosewood and sitka on the 422 just sounded gorgeous.  A dealer one state over has one, along with a few E series Ds & OMs.  I'm going to do a road trip on Saturday and play them all head to head.

So is the AC series sort of Eastman's "premier" series, while the Es are their "no frills" guitars?

Laalgaag asked about nut width , made me think about scale length .
I love 24 3/4 , actually have 5 telecasters all have 24 3/4 , all my bolt ons are 24 3/4
I'm fine with 25 but don't like 25 1/2 or 24 .
Just a question of interest ?

For those of you who don't have a local Eastman dealer, where do you buy your guitars?  Amazon?  Some other on-line seller?  Reverb?  Do you have a preferred Reverb vendor?

Hi all,
For those who know this guitar it is electro acoustic.
When I changed the strings last time the bridge saddle fell out as I turned the guitar. So should the saddle be glued in or simply pushed into the bridge?
It hasn't made any difference to the playability or tone by just pushing it back into place, so just wondering.

E10D - 2019. SOLD
(You already know this, but)
Solid Adirondack top,
Solid mahogany back & sides,
Original hard shell case.

Complete specs can be found here; https://www.eastmanguitars.com/e10d/

Let me know if you'd like more info or pictures. Thanks!

I’ve been enjoying my E8OM-TC since July, decided to try the mahogany equivalent. Both have the Alpine Swiss tops.

Haven’t formed an opinion except to say both are very nice. I need to file both saddles a bit, and put fresh strings on both to make a fair comparison.

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Hey everyone,

Any word on when the ar603ced 15 may become available in the US?
I've check several dealers and nobody has any answers. 

I have a ar503ce right now and it is a great guitar but at this point (I'm old) I would prefer a 15" guitar. 

Thanks,
Trane.